Sharks Didn't Win. They Outlasted Five Larger Predators.

Sharks have been in the ocean for roughly 450 million years. In that time, atleast five larger predators have taken the top of the food chain away from them. Every one of those five is gone. The sharks are still here. This is not a story about sharks winning. They never won. They simply refused to be the thing that specialised itself into a corner — and five times over, that was enough. Chapters The rule nobody states The Devonian — a fish with no teeth at all The jaw science misread for a century Swallowing prey whole The one that hunted newborn whales The largest bite ever evolved Why the sharks are still here Featured: Dunkleosteus Every reconstruction in this video is based on described fossil material and published anatomy. Where photographs of specimens, excavations or original scientific illustrations exist, they are used. Nothing here is invented for effect. Sources and further reading: #paleontology #extinctanimals #sharks Watch Next: Permian Nightmare -    • The Savage Extinction Event That Wiped Out...   Watch next: Australia's Lost Beasts Were Built Wrong —    • Australia's Lost Beasts Were Built Wrong   Watch Next: The Terrifying Creatures That Turned South America Into A Nightmare -    • The Most Terrifying Creatures That Turned ...   New investigations regularly. Subscribe if you want the next case before it breaks. #Paleontology #IceAge #ForensicScience